Child marriage is a significant problem in India, with over 15 million children married each year and 15.4 million expected to be married by 2030. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act was passed in 2006 to address issues with previous laws and allow children forced into marriage to annul their marriages. Child marriage occurs mainly due to tradition, gender roles, poverty, and security concerns. It negatively impacts girls' education, health, and economic opportunities and increases their risk of violence and HIV/AIDS. To address this problem, communities must be educated, girls empowered, and traditional leaders and men engaged to change social norms.

2.  WELCOME
Hai … helooo ….
welcome to power presentation
on social evil
about child marriage as we
know that
In our India :
 Every year 15 million children are
married
 By 2030 15.4 million children will
get

4. THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT
ON : 2006
 It came into effect on 1 NOVEMBER 2007
to
address and fix the short coming of
the
child marriage restraint act .
 Boys and girls forced into child marriages
as
minor have the option of avoiding their

5. why does it happen ?
• TRADITION
• GENDER ROLE
• POVERTY
• SECURITY

6. TRADITION
 Simply because it has happened
for generation
 straying from tradition could
mean exclusive from
community
GENDER ROLE
 Girls are not valued as much as
boy’s They are seen as a
burden

7. POVERTY
 Giving daughter in marriage allows
the family to reduce on their daughter
expenses
 They often have to pay less money if
the bride is young and un educated
SECURITY
 To ensure her safety in area where girls
are at high risks of physical or sexual
assault

8. GLOBAL STATICS
• 250 million girls were
Married before they
turned 15
• In 2010 , 70 million
young girls between
20-24 were married
before they turned 18
• 156 million men alive
Were married before
they turned 18
• 33 million men alive
were married before
they turned 15
WOMEN AFFECTED MEN AFFECTED

9. what does child means
for girls ?
 poverty -- more likely to be poor and
remain poor .
 education -- Drop out of school .
 In equality-- Little say when and whom
they will marry .
 health -- 5 times more likely to marry
when children .

10.  hiv/aids
hiv -- human immune virus
aids __ acquire immune deficiency
syndrome
Suffer high risks of hiv/aids
 violence

11. ACCORDING RATE OF
CHILD MARRIAGE :
That’s approximately
in India:
41,000 girls per day
28 girls for every minute
1 girl for every 2 seconds

12.  What can be done ?
 Educating and empowering girls
 Supporting young people to become
Activists for change
 Mobilizing and educating
communities

13.  Bringing men and traditional
leaders on board
 Raising awareness in the
media
 marrying before 18 should be
considered as child marriage